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Ohay, so this is a day late. Happy Chinese New Year. But this is the weekend. I'm really cursing that I'm so poor or I would have thrown a party for Utah Jatraqueros. That and my husband still basically thinks Hatracking is a vice. Mentions of "WenchCon" have not done much to bolster his opinion. He's a weird mix of uptight and unconvetional. I say that with utmost love and respect. Anywho....
Do you know your Chinese Zodiac sign? I'm a dog. (I know I'll make that OOC thread someday).
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I (and Scythrop/Tony) were in Singapore for Chinese New Year... and a very lovely night we had too!
Asian Buffet dinner (tempura, sushi, sashimi, roast pork, roast duck, noodle stirfry, oysters, prawns, salads, stews... the works) and cocktails overlooking the Singapore river (and various kids throwing fireworks) made the whole evening very lovely.
So, neither of us are year of the Monkey.. but it was a good Chinese New Year nonetheless!
(edited for spelling - you think i would have worked out that whole i before e thing)
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I'm a Goat. Figuring out my sun sign is a little trickier. I'm on the cusp, and according to some ways of figuring things, I get pegged as a Scorpio, and by others as a Saggitarian. I just tried two different sites and each gave me a different sun sign. Posts: 4344 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Edit: As it turns out, last year was the Year of the Sheep, or hitsujidoshi.
quote:People born in the year of the Sheep are elegant, highly accomplished in the arts, passionate about nature. At first glance, they seem to be better off than the people born in other years. They are deeply religious and passionate in whatever they do and believe in.
quote: People born in the Year of the Ox are patient, speak little, and inspire confidence in others. They tend, however, to be eccentric, and bigoted, and they anger easily. They have fierce tempers and although they speak little, when they do they are quite eloquent. Ox people are mentally and physically alert. Generally easy-going, they can be remarkably stubborn, and they hate to fail or be opposed. They are most compatible with Snake, Rooster, and Rat people.
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They turned over in their graves so much scientists are trying to figure out how they can tap into them as a renewable energy source.
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I'm an Ox and a Virgo. Which I used to think didn't apply at all, but now I'm beginning to wonder.
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In addition to being a Dog, I'm a Gemini. Which means I'm also the exact opposite of every dog characteristic.
I've been looking into some fun traditions for my kids: Truisms written on Red paper. "May your new year not stink" and so forth. Money in red envelopes. 8 kinds of dried fruit on a platter. But since I don't like dried fruit, I'm just going to use candy colored according to the Feng Shui Ba Gua.
I'm using hard returns because Nathan's cursing has caused this to be a side scrolling thread. At least on my browser.
So I need to come up with candies that are: Red (French Burnt Peanuts, aka "Monkey Crap") Pink White Gray Black (I'm going with fudge here) Blue Green Purple
The provenance of "Monkey Crap" is unique to our family. A monkey trap is a container full of bait that will let in an empty hand but not let out a fist full of bait. We had a bag of French peanuts once that I could get my hand in, but not out. I guess they were laughing about it being a monkey trap. I guess I heard it as "Monkey Crap".
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Happy Chinese New Year! I'm in San Francisco, where they do a great Chinese New Year celebration, however, I am working every day and have no time to do anything else, unfortunately, so I didn't get a chance to see anything.
Still, it's cool that they have a great celebration.
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Happy New Year! LOL @ jehovoid's Chinese New Year resolution. Actually, not at the resolution, just the fact that it's a Chinese New Year Resoultion.
Pooka, there are 'red envelope' candies that are pink. They're wrapped in red too. I don't know whether that matters. Are you Chinese?
aka, you should check out the street fair in Chinatown on February seventh and eighth. FYI: There are a lot of people. www.chineseparade.com
Well, Gong Hay Fat Choy, Gong Xi Fa Cai! and all that good stuff.
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Well... my signs are Sagittarius and Dragon.
As a Dragon, I am supposedly...
quote:healthy, energetic, excitable, short-tempered, and stubborn. They are also honest, sensitive, brave, and they inspire confidence and trust. Dragon people are the most eccentric of any in the eastern zodiac. They neither borrow money nor make flowery speeches, but they tend to be soft-hearted which sometimes gives others an advantage over them. They are compatible with Rats, Snakes, Monkeys, and Roosters.
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I'm half chinese, though a Japanese-American with a Ph.D. once opined I might be 95% instead of 50%. Point is, growing up Chinese New Year just meant that Mom and Dad went out with some of Dad's work colleagues. Though we got some pointers from watching Sagwa and Zoom.
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(I have a fun little Chinese Calendar thing that tells each year what they are through 2005, I think... I once got it as a gift when I ate at Evergreen restaurant )
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MaydayDesiax is partner with BYuCnslr?? (Bernard, right?) Or am I getting mixed up? (Because BYuCNslr answered me.)
And if that is the case, that is REALLY hard to believe, with him being a Scorpio (if you really believe this sort of crap ) because those are really total opposites! My oldest son is Scorpio and we NEVER get along.... I can't imagine being married to someone like him.
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